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Inflation to align to the 4 percent target by FY'25-26: Michael Patra
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Inflation to align to the 4 percent target by FY’25-26: Michael Patra

Inflation is expected to be aligned with the target of 4 percent on a durable basis in the coming fiscal according to Reserve Bank deputy…

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RBI's Michael Patra says climate, tech risks a threat to inflation targetting
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RBI’s Michael Patra says climate, tech risks a threat to inflation targetting

Risks posed by climate change and digitalisation are likely to make it tougher for central banks to implement inflation-targetting monetary policy in the coming years,…

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Retail inflation likely to average 4.5 pc in 2024-25: RBI DG Patra
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Retail inflation likely to average 4.5 pc in 2024-25: RBI DG Patra

The retail inflation is projected to average 4.5 per cent in 2024-25 and align with the target on a durable basis by 2025-26, RBI deputy…

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Monetary policy more effective in a larger formal labour markets: Study
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Monetary policy more effective in a larger formal labour markets: Study

A more formal labour market or a higher share of the formal sector in employment helps in improving the transmission of monetary policy, according to…

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inflation: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan against excluding food inflation while setting benchmark interest rates
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inflation: Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan against excluding food inflation while setting benchmark interest rates

Amid suggestions for excluding food inflation while setting benchmark interest rates, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that he is against excluding food prices…

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India inflation: Abandoning RBI's inflation target regime could be risky, counterproductive: Research paper
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India inflation: Abandoning RBI’s inflation target regime could be risky, counterproductive: Research paper

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI‘s) inflation targeting regime has worked well and need not be abandoned in favour of a more discretionary regime that…

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ET Analysis: Leave the food inflation target index well alone
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ET Analysis: Leave the food inflation target index well alone

When there are whispers and murmurs in some corridors about the need for re-evaluating the inflation targeting framework component, or tinkering with the yardstick of…

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Bank of Japan move a lesson for central banks, sign of changing times
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Bank of Japan move a lesson for central banks, sign of changing times

Bank of Japan’s comforting words, coming just a week after the rate hike—rather unparalleled in the once mystic world of central banking—is a testimony how…

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‘Make agricultural exports ban an exception’: Economic Survey

Recommending a farmer-friendly policy framework, the Economic Survey 2023-2024 on Monday said the government should consider export bans on agricultural products only in specific situations…

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